Sir, – Patrick Logue, writing about what another journalist calls "the professionally offended" , says "The readers of the future might conclude that we inhabit a time when it is not possible to go about your day without looking over your shoulder lest somebody is waiting to be offended" ("The humourless world we live in", April 27th).
Indeed, but should we change a culture to appease a small minority who are allergic to life? How do we deal with people who cannot distinguish between affection and rejection? I don’t know. How about a compromise? What if those who suffer from self-victimisation or hypersensitivity were obliged to wear some form of badge proclaiming, “I can’t take a joke”? – Yours, etc,
MATTIE LENNON,
Blessington, Co Wicklow.